The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
THE RAILROADS.
The following is comparative state


CHICAGO. ILL July 2l.-The furious
freight war in progress between the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe Company and tho
Texas Traffic Auociation roads since the
opening OF the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fs
line TO Kan,as City, was virtually brought
to close Today. Peace was concluded at
conference hero. ending this afternoon.
The Texas Association was represented by
Commis,ioner Waldo, and tho Atchison by
Messts. Goddard and white. An under
standng. va, reached whereby the rates on
~ the required ten days notice Of al I'D.
vance will permit.
JACKSON (renn,) special: J. G.
Mann, chief engineer and superintendent
Of the Southern lines Of the Illinois Central
road, left Jackson In company with other
engineers 10 mate . Reconnaissance for a
branch line from here 10 brown,ville. Your
correspc ndcnt has information that the lll-
nois Central company want q connecting
link between Kansas City, the great grain
and meal market u the West, aud BirminE-
ham, the iron and manufacturing center OF
the Southeast. The limo by way Of Jackson,
S %il.. So, ,ns,I b ,wO .sb
Loved th,t is the objecs Of the road 10
build branch from here TO Kansas City by
way Of BIownsv lie. thtos out branch
from that place to Memphis, then begin at
Il quite an und.rtSkins but tSs read ha, a;
its head ssme Of the best practical railroad
mon OF The country, and upon their juig-
msnt they have plenty OF backing.
In commenting on the fact that the
number OF miles Of side aud extra track, at
equal tho total main line mileage oflsadinE
railways. the Minneapolis Tribune notes
that the Lake Shore road hiss $40 miles Of sid
ing TO $40 miles Of main line, the New York
Cen raj Sal miles Of the former to ii9 Of the
latter, the Erie S51 miles ofSidetracks and 400
miles Of NAN line. aud the Laskaw,nna
railway b23 miles of sidetraoks and bus AIS
miles OF main line. IL adds that the mine
railroa Is centerinr In BOsto, have 765 miles
o., 81 sid ~ ,b nsd s Tis main li9e
OF terminals or siding for Ill tao roads doing
business there" IL concludes that these
most extraordinary faci titles arc doing more
to build up the city Of Buffalo than all else
tsse a lessen The fact thstthi. pTe.eSts.
ton vas made 70 pave. the way for the opin-
ion that The Manitoba IA lwAy TO do the
business Of this city (MinuoapVlisl properly,
needs leo miles more siding, and terminals
than che ha," need not deter the Buffalo
Business Mems Association from quoting
this complimentary roie ,snse 10 the advan-
tages Of their city.
A WIcaIrA special to the Globe
Democrat says; There Is a very strong prob
ability Of the Huntington vstsms building
limo from Wichita 10 Denison, Tex. cro,s-
ing the Iodian Territory, and thence on TO
the Gulf Of Mexico. The Rock Island, also,
has announced that Il will build ia line
through the Territory from Caldwell, Kas
TO pont'o ,, and continue 20 the Gulf, giving
no less than three tIsnk lines 10 tho 0ult
and i've into the Indian Territory. The toll
,owns l. an extract rem letter to Col, W.
= Huntington, In New York The advan-
taE,s .ysu. point out. which would as
crue TO the Houston and Texas Cen
tsl rosa In a connection with q road
crossing th. isdLsn Territ9ry .nd ter
and appreciatei. You may already know
Their. are already parties contemplating tho
building Of rosd seventy. hvs mile north
ward.to tsp the coal fields of the indian ter
r,.'a9ry: Your ,ns;e,tlqn that the product,
kets OF the q aboard countries through Gal.
weston mole eheaply than By the longer Ia nd
haul TO New York and Boston, with a return
Volume Of msnu fActuied arti, 10, by the same
route seoms TO be sound, and no QUOT the
neet u the Morgan Con pany would have 10
begtsstly enlsrsed TO sccnmmodats the live
sock and produce from . large area OF coun-
try within lcOs nils, o. Galveston.
Mosr Of the men sho apply 10 me
for work are from the East" said Master
Car Rep iiror W. d. Ludlow At the raj road
yards yesterday, "And u goes without saying
that they are broke" he continued. "soms
Of them are also broken In health. and thois
who want to c'c,n cars have no tfAde or pro.
fcssion whereby they may earn living.
They do not even tnOw how 10 swoe out n
car pfop.tly, but they come 20 ne cot hdent
In 'he bell Il that Il the easiest IA nI In the
world 10 be an acceptable car olesser, II
the are NJ vacancies in the car cleaning
Fans they have ~ hesitation IN Asktng for a
position a. conductor or collect r at the fer.
~ sAtes. have bad some very Intelligent
msa At ~oT r.. 10 ihs ystIa. elsH .its cars
who have held 6ish aud rsiponsi,
bic positions Ia banks and veil
known commercial houses. There
man = any profession or trade. from a
minisier Of the goipsl 10 a nod carr or, 4
had one graduate N n European university
cleaning cars for over a year. lilo alter
ads taught country school, studied lsw,
and - nov admitted 20 practice. with a good
prospect OF emit ent success 10 his pr les
zion. Another car cleauer is q prominent
lawyer In OAKLAND. lie wasa first rate car
cleaner. hat three mi ister, Of the gospel
y efk ne for me At one time, aud they Ate al
doing We'll In their profession now I am
Q mpellsd g. refuse work continually TO men
v HON mis- oriuna has 70 uced o. o. ch straits
That they are Wiling 70 reform any hof est
.o-ri howev'r men ial No. do not fec0l-
lsct thu ever employed newsi apef man
u clean ears."-Jakland tCai } TiCHAs.
CHAIRMAN ALBERT FINK, Of the
Eastern trunk lines, aud Chairman Georr.
r. Blanchard, Of the Central Trsfie, have
issued = Joint circular, 10 which they an.
nounco that - the vote Of the Joint commit.
ieeon the proportion for a change In the
Of dry goods. a. contained In
'irculsr letter Of Jane 9Th. was not unanI-
n aui, tho proposed Classification was
,dspi.d BY tho standing COMMITTEE, uadsr |
lAlsihcstios Of dry goods viii be az iolossi |
,oi,s. hrst class. By good. a. HlI...na
iny Of the following named stiols,. made |
'holy o. cotton, when speeisc name
,lainly marked on outside pscEasss and |
tAt,d In shipping receipt or bill of IsdIns. |
hhhint ,or deicribinE .P!otsEs' A.
on sning cotton piece goods" viii not be
shNlNhAlt VIZ Val opfft canton NAnn0ls,
l.ib or dyeii canvas, cOrsst leAnt, cotton
'afp, cottg yarn, cruh linen or cot onl,
domestic ch,cts,,ulpes aRd cheyiois, cotton
uok' denint, DRILLS, domestic EinF ans,
Jared .camb ic', osnsburgs, ) 20 ings,
Ileashed aud brown tiekinss, uindoW boil.
lass.
All dry goods except tho article, aboye
rsgihcaily named, vii be CHASED as"dry
pods, ". u. The articles nam.d viii
la be classified a. "dry 20 De, N. o. r.,
ulsts the ab.ye conditions are complied
nth. Any package containing art eiss on
iofs Oh, Que cla,s will be char.oi AZ the
,,Iln rate TOT the highest elasted article con
iined therein.
Tue trunk lines, goadsd 10 deipera.
on, are moving heaven NJ d earth to force
he oommissionsri TO declare the payment Of
Illegal, while Charlton, Chand.
y and others are making tbs zane brave
d bg 1 they have made for years. No more
Itiiul eIeib tion ha' been made Tor year.
ian By Chairman Blanchard In his "ArEu.
ent before the eOmmlfsisnsrs uuaIIv